Luiz Garcia

Bio

Producer and engineer for publicity, medias, short films and related. Founder member and composer of post prog band Starfolks, and former celtic prog metal band Ashtar and celtic folk band Anamglas.

Profile

• Musician
• Audio Engineer
• Producer
• Guitarist
• Record Label
• Music Fan

Instruments

• Guitar
• Keys
• Vocals
• Percussion
• Whistle
• Bass Guitar
• Theremin

Genres

• Rock
• Electronic
• Metal
• Country
• Folk
• Indie
• Progressive Rock
• Post Rock
• Celtic Music
• Jazz
• Jazz Fusion
• 80s
• Synthpop
• Alternative
• Indie Rock
• Indie Folk
• Folk Rock

Influences

• Pink Floyd
• Peter Gabriel
• Rush
• Anathema
• King Crimson
• Alice In Chains
• Steven Wilson
• Porcupine Tree
• Katatonia
• Yes
• Tool
• A Perfect Circle
• Vangelis
• Tangerine Dream
• Hans Zimmer
• Dead Can Dance
• Loreena Mckennitt
• Opeth
• The Mahavishnu Orchestra
• Afro Celt Sound System
• Queen
• Solas
• Tears For Fears
• Radiohead
• Ulver
• Bob Dylan
• Camel
• Emerson Lake & Palmer
• The Cinematic Orchestra
• The Beatles
• Sting
• Clannad
• Clint Mansell
• Dave Matthews Band
• David Gilmour
• David Bowie
• Devin Townsend
• Dire Straits
• Brand X
• The Flaming Lips
• Faith No More
• Soundgarden
• Mike Oldfield
• The Gathering
• Gentle Giant
• God Is An Astronaut
• Jethro Tull
• M83
• Riverside
• Bon Iver

Equipment

• Paul Reed Smith
• Gibson Les Paul Studio
• Korg
• Pro Tools
• Universal Audio
• Logic Pro
• Taylor Acoustic
• Yamaha Hs8
• Mac
• Ableton
• Strymon
• Line 6
• Blackstar
• Boss
• Akg

Languages

• English
• French

What is music to you? What does it give you?

Breath

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

Knowledge

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Pink Floyd is at the top followed by a zillion bands and musicians from several genres and styles...

What inspires you to make music?

Universe, life, death, conscience, mind, relationships...

What is the message you want to send with your music?

I think music lesson for us. And we learn more with different song experience and grow better as musicians.

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

immersed

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

Pros and cons. in many ways... Digital world wins. Though easier access causes an overpopulation of musicians in several situations, lacking opportunity and reach for most. Major labels war with independents. But somehow quantity seems to be suppressing quality in certain aspects. Although there's a great amount of home studio productions and new material that are amazing and without that technology probably wouldn't have this chance.

What do you think of Drooble?

Just joined

What frustrates you most as a musician?

It shouldn't be frustrating but we all have/ had/ will have times we simply wish to quit and mostly due to lack of opportunity and lame record deals, labels...

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

bands and productions

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

a mix of knowledge, gift, humbleness and luck

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Kind of relative... But I am about to release the debut of my band Starfolks, bet you never heard of. :)

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